1983 Santa Clara Broncos football team
The 1983 Santa Clara Broncos football team represented Santa Clara University during the 1983 NCAA Division II football season.
| 1983 Santa Clara Broncos football | |
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WFC co-champion | |
| Conference | Western Football Conference |
| 1983 record | 6–4 (2–1 WFC) |
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| Home stadium | Buck Shaw Stadium (Capacity: 6,800) |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal State Northridge + | 2 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Santa Clara + | 2 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal Poly | 1 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Portland State | 1 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Santa Clara competed in the Western Football Conference (WFC). The Broncos were led by head coach Pat Malley in his twenty-fifth year at the helm. They played home games at Buck Shaw Stadium in Santa Clara, California. The team finished the season as WFC co-champion, with a record of six wins and four losses (6–4, 2–1 WFC). The Broncos outscored their opponents 173–144 for the season.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance |
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| September 17 | at Humboldt State* | W 17–7 | ||
| September 24 | at Cal State Hayward[note 1]* | L 15–17 | ||
| October 1 | at San Francisco State* |
| L 16–17 | |
| October 8 | California Lutheran* | W 22–20 | 4,417[1] | |
| October 15 | UC Davis* |
| L 6–24 | |
| October 22 | Portland State |
| W 20–6 | |
| October 29 | Saint Mary's (CA)* |
| W 18–9 | |
| November 5 | at Cal State Northridge |
| L 22–24 | 4,808[2] |
| November 12 | Sonoma State* |
| W 10–0 | |
| November 19 | at Cal Poly[note 2] | W 27–20 | ||
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Team players in the NFL
The following Santa Clara Broncos players were selected in the 1984 NFL Draft.[4][5][6]
| Player | Position | Round | Overall | NFL team |
| Gary Hoffman | Tackle | 10 | 267 | Green Bay Packers |
Notes
- California State University, East Bay was known as California State University, Hayward from 1972 to 2004.
- The official name of Cal Poly has been California Polytechnic State University since 1947. However, it is more commonly known as either Cal Poly San Luis Obispo or just Cal Poly.
References
- "Southland". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 9, 1983. p. III-17. Retrieved April 1, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Southland Summaries". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 6, 1983. p. III-12. Retrieved April 1, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- "1983 - Santa Clara (CA)". Retrieved March 18, 2017.
- "1984 NFL Draft". Retrieved January 12, 2017.
- "Santa Clara Players/Alumni". Retrieved March 30, 2017.
- "Draft History: Santa Clara". Retrieved March 30, 2017.
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